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I love how the white foam mirrors the white cliffs in the 6th picture. There is a castle with beautiful gardens that my family have always visited together - it never feels quite right if I go there on my own. I hope you'll get to do the walk with sons and granddaughter soon - it's fun to introduce a new generation to a family haunt.

It's sad about the sons. My daughter goes to big school in September and another mother at the bookclub last week told me that that's it, kaput, they grow up and are gone. I'm tackling this situation head on by not reading the book she suggested.

Now where is this Lucille? We've been staying at Rathfinny vineyard this week and did three favourite walks: Firle Beacon to Charleston and back; East Dean to Birling Gap and back and lastly Wilmington Priory to Folkington (found Elizabeth David's grave in the churchyard- a lovely surprise), up to the top of Folkington hill and steeply down past the Long Man. During our two days away we also visited Ditchling museum and I bought my first Persephone book in the Alfriston bookshop (V. Woolf's "A Writer's Diary" edited by Leonard and with endpapers by Vanessa). I've just looked again at your photos and realised it must be Cuckmere haven. Next time ...

Yes we start at an unmarked but large car park on the top of Seaford Head and walk to Hope Gap and then down to the Cuckmere and round back again. It's a short walk for such a long drive but we incorporated some NGS Open Gardens into the day. We sometimes visit Breaky Bottom vineyard too but Peter Hall needs advance warning.

Thanks Lucille. E. Sussex is becoming a favourite destination for us too. In W. Sussex we love the Chidham Harbour walk, a five mile circular walk starting at the Church and with fabulous views to East Head and beyond to the IoW.